The Book of Job: Chapters 1–14

A righteous man loses everything in a test of faith. This collection features vocabulary from the New International Reader's Version of the Old Testament.

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  1. leviathan
    monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
    May people ready to wake the sea monster Leviathan say evil things about that day.
  2. needy
    poor enough to need help from others
    God saves needy people from the cutting words of their enemies.
  3. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
    You will make a covenant with the stones in the fields.
    They won’t keep your crops from growing.
    Even wild animals will be at peace with you.
  4. mercy
    a disposition to be kind and forgiving
    Even if I hadn’t done anything wrong,
    I couldn’t answer him.
    I could only beg my Judge to have mercy on me.
  5. concerned
    feeling or showing worry about something
    Even though I’m honest, I’m not concerned about myself.
  6. plague
    any large-scale calamity
    Suppose a plague brings sudden death.
  7. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
    “God, my days race by like a runner.
    They fly away without seeing any joy.
    They speed along like papyrus boats.
    They are like eagles swooping down on their food."
  8. mere
    being nothing more than specified
    “God isn’t a mere human being like me. I can’t answer him.
    We can’t take each other to court...."
  9. disorder
    a disturbance of normal functioning
    " '...Turn away before I go to the place I can’t return from.
    It’s the land of gloom and total darkness.
    It’s the land of darkest night
    and total darkness and disorder.
    There even the light is like darkness.’ ”
  10. commit
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    “So commit yourself to God completely. Reach out your hands to him for help...."
  11. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    He removes the authority of priests and leads them away.
  12. priest
    a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies
    He removes the authority of priests and leads them away.
  13. elder
    a person of more advanced age
    He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers.
    He takes away the understanding of elders.
    He looks down on proud leaders.
    He takes away the strength of those who are mighty.
  14. establish
    set up or found
    You have established the number of his months.
  15. dishonor
    bring shame upon
    "...If their children are honored, they don’t even know it.
    If their children are dishonored, they don’t even see it.
    All they feel is the pain of their own bodies.
    They are full of sadness only for themselves.”
Created on Thu Aug 13 19:59:06 EDT 2026 (updated Wed Aug 19 12:57:37 EDT 2026)

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